Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1887-01-27

dunn OF so-called spirit-rappings
table tippings, writing mediums, mater.-
alizaton, the cabinet trick black art and
legerdemain. Now | am inclined to think
that when a man shullles off this mortal
coil, and is fortunate enough to get into
paradise, he will not desire to come back
and run about this mundane shore. up.
setting tables and sending messages
down from the sweet fields OF Eden.
which prove him 10 be greater fool than
he was on earth, nor do believe that ii
he should get into another place not
quite so comfortable, that he will be per.
mitted to do 50. We are now being
treated to so.caled spirit seances in Tus-
carora, and | understand that two or
three promising young mediums are be-
ginning to show hopeful signs OF speedy
development. Out on such rot. WHY
mock the dead and deceive the living?
Seek not to search out that which is too
high for thee" | am inclined to believe
with the old Scotch preacher, that our
ingress into the world is naked and bare,
our progress through it is trouble
and care, our egress out of it
We do not know where, but having lived
well here we shall live we'll there. The
trouble is, we do not stop TO think, but
jump at conclusions, and would rather
take the chances of being deceived than
pay the price OF close thought and patient
investigation. | am aware that we boast
OF orr independence and talk long and
loud OF our learning and free institutions,
and yet bow the plant knee to King
Money, who commands more respect in
free America today than royalty does in
monarchial Europe. True, this tyrant,
King Money, may ofttimes patronize
virtue and promote learning and religion,
but he is more frequently found to be the
forerunner ofuxury and efeminacy, the
companion OF vice and the refuge OF
crime. How often do we see him as
saulting the sacred desk, debating in the
halls of legislation, bedraggling the
judicial bench and even cutting
the rope OF criminal justice. We
have laws many, and lawmakers
not Il few, but our laws are not
enforced, criminals are not punished ac-
cording to their deserts, the people run to
and fro and crime is increased. Take, as
an instance, the crime OF murder, the
highest known to our laws, and note how
seldom this crime is adequately punished.
Though the penalty is death, how often
do we see the foulest OF murderers turned
loose scott free, or at most sent to the
penitentiary for term OF years. For in
stance, a young sprig who is cursed with
more money than brains, takes offense
at an article in some newspaper, watches
his opportunity, follows the unsuspecting
editor into his office and there, without
warning, shoots him to death. The
murderer is arrested, and in process
OF time brought to trial, tried by jury OF
selt-confessed ignoramuses, found to have
acted under an irresistible impulse OF
emotional insanity, acquitted and
turned loose on society with a ticket of
leave, to shoot the very next man whom
he may fancy has insulted him.
Take another type OF criminal law
breakers. The bully, for instance, who
kills his man in some drunken brawl, in
the most brutal manner. He, too, is
arrested and brought to trial, and after u
long process OF manipulation known to
criminal lawyers, is found guilty of man
slaughter or murder in the second de-
gree, and so sentenced to prison for
term OF years. How long does he stay
there? No longer than his friends can
get up petition, send it to weak mind
ed Governor and get the sentence re-
voked. Other instances and crimes
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forbear. We have in this State the dog
law, the hog law, and the gopher act.
What more do we want? suggest that
a cricket law is now in order President |
Cleveland and his Secretary of the
Treasury, l notice. continue to follow in |
the footsteps OF their Republican prede-
cessors in waging war against Il |
leading industry OF our country
and the free coinage OF silver.
Since Mr.. Cleveland has proved himself
to be such an enemy to the further pro.
duction OF the white metal and the coin |
age OF the peoples money, however COM
his policy, acts and recon-
in other respects, it is to be |
regretted that the nasty Mast succeeded |
in cartooning SO pronounced a gold-bug
into the Presidential office. Democrats, |
at least, had expected more liberal pol |
icy and one more in harmony with the |
best interests of the whole country. Per-
haps Congress may be able to teach the
Administration that the people yet live.
INDEPENDENT.
TuscARoRA, New, Jan. "a, 1887.